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Intel Pentium N3520 vs Intel Pentium N3540. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2013
Intel Pentium N3520
Intel Pentium N3520
Released
Q3/2014
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Intel Pentium N3540
Intel Pentium N3540

What's the best choice Intel Pentium N3520 or Intel Pentium N3540? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Pentium N3520 has a maximum frequency of 2.17 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 7.5 W. Released in Q4/2013.

Intel Pentium N3540 has a maximum frequency of 2.16 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 7.5 W. Released in Q3/2014.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1635 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 0% better clock speed

    2.17 GHz left arrow 2.16 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Pentium N3520 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    1045 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    989 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1422 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1449 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1654 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    858 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    807 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    734 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    694 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    350 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1248 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1691 left arrow score
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 9 % better overclocked clock speed

    2.66 GHz left arrow 2.42 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Pentium N3540 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    1031 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    963 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1410 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1435 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1649 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    829 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    773 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    746 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    727 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1256 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Pentium N3520 Intel Pentium N3520
Intel Pentium N3540 Intel Pentium N3540
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Pentium left arrow Intel Pentium
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 6
  • CPU group
    Intel Pentium J2000/N3500 left arrow Intel Pentium J2000/N3500
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.17 GHz left arrow 2.16 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.42 GHz left arrow 2.66 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (4 Cores)
    2.42 GHz left arrow 2.66 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) left arrow Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
  • GPU frequency
    0.31 GHz left arrow 0.31 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    0.85 GHz left arrow 0.90 GHz
  • Execution units
    4 left arrow 4
  • Shader
    32 left arrow 32
  • Max. GPU Memory
    8 GB left arrow 8 GB
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow 2
  • Generation
    7 left arrow 7
  • DirectX Version
    11.2 left arrow 11.2
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Release date
    Q3/2013 left arrow Q3/2013
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode left arrow Decode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Pentium N3540 and Intel Pentium N3520. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMM left arrow DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMM
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    2.0 left arrow 2.0
  • PCIe lanes
    4 left arrow 4
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Pentium N3520 and Intel Pentium N3540 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    7.5 W left arrow 7.5 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Pentium N3520 and Intel Pentium N3520, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2
  • L3-Cache
    2.00 MB left arrow 2.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Bay Trail left arrow Bay Trail
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1170 left arrow BGA 1170
  • Release date
    Q4/2013 left arrow Q3/2014

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Pentium N3520 and Intel Pentium N3540.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
38
Intel Pentium N3520
41
Intel Pentium N3540
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
143
Intel Pentium N3520
155
Intel Pentium N3540
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
201
Intel Pentium N3520
223
Intel Pentium N3540
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
678
Intel Pentium N3520
708
Intel Pentium N3540
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
55
Intel Pentium N3520
57
Intel Pentium N3540
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
871
Intel Pentium N3520
985
Intel Pentium N3540
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
2832
Intel Pentium N3520
3180
Intel Pentium N3540
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
0.41
Intel Pentium N3520
0.5
Intel Pentium N3540
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
1.5
Intel Pentium N3520
1.9
Intel Pentium N3540
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
1818
Intel Pentium N3520
1775
Intel Pentium N3540

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